iankathI don't the believe the numbers which they quote. I'm sure they're inflated and forcing visitors to sign in/up is a way of pushing the numbers. It's nothing but a pump and dump business model. And your quite correct, while it works we can play here but if they decide the IFTTT work around causes them to loose sign ups, well maybe they might just accidentally break the RSS? I think it's wise for us to all realise the halcyon days are over and we'll all have to eventually find something else.

sm2nRe Netflix - I think the telling thing was he was asked if they were the YouTube of audio... and his reply was the Netflix of audio. The big distinction is that YouTube does UGC and that Neflix does not.

r2ukI started podcasting at the back end of 2006, but we wouldn't have thought to go to a podcamp or pocastcon at that time.
Paul - the website for New Media Europe is http://newmediaeurope.com/2015/

vipodcastingHow very interesting Simon. I have been mates with Paul Nicholls for about 25 years. Unfortunately, I couldn't get to the PodcastCons at the time. Happy Days in deed!

sm2nWe had a podcampuk back in 2007 I think. John Buckley was the main instigator. We even set up a charity to handle all the costs and donations. Happy days.
I also attended both PocastCon's that Paul Nicholls organised. It brings back the memories!

“Thanks for recording this update Chris. I didn't quite know how to reply to your previous Boom as I couldn't tell how serious it was. It's good to hear more about the prognosis, and I hope you get the medication all sorted quickly and can return to normal. Good news that it shouldn't affect your hiking too :)”

“Interesting boo. I agree, but with a caveat, in that AudioBoom is a broadcast platform, and as such I believe should adhere to the same standards as other broadcast platforms. There are some words, such as the example you give, that are deemed so offensive to such a large group of people that they are not allowed on other broadcast platforms. People who use that word can be taken to court over it if it is used in a racially-aggravated way. The law will hold AudioBoom accountable for any content hosted on its platform, so it must be careful to ensure the content it hosts is not going to get it into trouble.”

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